Andrew Whitworth not practicing early on Friday

Summary of 7 articles · Updated Sep 8, 2013

Whitworth will officially miss his first start in more than four seasons. Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth's status for Sunday's opener at Chicago is no longer in doubt. Otherwise, the Bengals expect to enter the opener relatively heal… (more)thy. While the Bears don’t have a single name on their injury report heading into Week 1, the Bengals could be without the services of their top offensive lineman on Sunday: Pro Bowl left tackle Andrew Whitworth Whitworth, who underwent offseason surgery on his left knee, did not participate in practice on Wednesday or Thursday, increasing the likelihood that six-year veteran Anthony Collins will start at left tackle versus the Bears. After the walk-through, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis wouldn't confirm whether Whitworth would be listed as "Doubtful" for the game. Former Bengals offensive lineman and the team’s longtime radio analyst Dave Lapham told ESPN 1000’s “Chicago’s Gamenight” on Thursday evening how he anticipated the Bengals would defend Peppers without Whitworth on the field. But on Friday there was optimism he would be back sooner rather than later, yet it was unclear if that meant as soon as Wednesday in preparation for next Monday night's game at Paul Brown Stadium against the Steelers.

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